The Shemwell Family

Myrtle EppsAge: 63 years18941957

Name
Myrtle Epps
Given names
Myrtle
Surname
Epps
Birth April 28, 1894 32 15
Birth of a sisterEmma Elizabeth Epps
March 8, 1896 (Age 22 months)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Death of a paternal grandfatherObadiah R Epps
January 31, 1899 (Age 4 years)
Marriage of a parentJoseph Tharp HenryMary Elizabeth MooreView this family
January 21, 1900 (Age 5 years)
Note: Marriage info found in Obituary
Marriage of a parentWilliam Carroll EppsJosephine Bessie View this family
about 1904 (Age 9 years)
Note: Marriage info based on 1910 Census
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 22 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 23 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Moore
May 2, 1919 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 35 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death of a fatherWilliam Carroll Epps
April 16, 1940 (Age 45 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherElizabeth Jane “Lizzie” Holden
January 1, 1944 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Death of a sisterEmma Elizabeth Epps
June 21, 1950 (Age 56 years)
Death of a motherMary Elizabeth Moore
October 21, 1952 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 55 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 51 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death August 17, 1957 (Age 63 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lone Grove Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Mary Elizabeth Moore
Birth: February 27, 1879 27 18Coryell, Texas, United States
Death: October 21, 1952Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: October 22, 1892Cooke, Texas, United States
18 months
herself
Myrtle Epps
Birth: April 28, 1894 32 15Brock, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
Death: August 17, 1957Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
22 months
younger sister
Emma Elizabeth Epps
Birth: March 8, 1896 33 17Oklahoma, United States
Death: June 21, 1950Oklahoma, United States
Father’s family with Josephine Bessie - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: about 1904Texas, United States
Mother’s family with Joseph Tharp Henry - View this family
step-father
Joseph Tharp Henry
Birth: November 6, 1869 51 32Missouri, United States
Death: January 22, 1945Wilson, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
mother
Mary Elizabeth Moore
Birth: February 27, 1879 27 18Coryell, Texas, United States
Death: October 21, 1952Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: January 21, 1900Oklahoma, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Tharp Henry - Household

ED 52 Lone Grove, Carter, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Henery, JoeheadMW40M111MOMOKYEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmEmpYesYesRF
Henery, MarywifeFW31M21165TXMSOKEnglishNoneYesYes
Epps, Myrtle(step) daughterFW15STXMOTXEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Epps, Emma(step) daughterFW14STXMOTXEnglishNoneYesYesNo
Henry, Tonnie FsonMW9STXMOTXEnglishNoneYesYes
Henry, Johnnie EsonMW7STXMOTXEnglishNoneYes
Henry, Mabel LavadadaughterFW1STXMOTXNone
Henry, Elizabeth Janesister (in-law)FW49M21051TXMSGermanyEnglishNone
Henry, J CbrotherMW50M110MOMOKYEnglishNone